Combined ruler and blotter



July 3, 1923.

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ALBERTO AZCONA, or AMAGDALENA, Mnxrco.

COMBINED RULEB, Ann BLO'ITER.

Application filed December 5, 1922. Serial I To. 605,089.

To allcuhomz't may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERTO AzCoNA, a citizen of Mexico, and a'residentof Magdalena, Sonora, Mexico, have invented a new and Improved CombinedRuler and Blotter, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to an improved article of stationery and hasparticular. reference to a combined blotter and ruler.

One of the principal objects in view resides in the provision of adevice of the character set forth 'which facilitates the ruling of lineswith pen and ink without soiling or blotting the by rolling the blotterover the same, thus preventing smearing and further eliminating the lossof time in picking up a separate blotter for blotting lines made by theuse of an ordinary ruler.

The invention further contemplates the provision of a. blotter as anewarticle of manufacture which consists of a plurality of telescopicsections of blotting material, the outermost sections of which'areadapted to be successively removed and discarded when filled with ink tosuch an extent as to be unfit for further use,

As a further objectthe invention contemplates a device of the characterdescribed which's extremely simple in its construc' tion, inexpensive tomanufacture, and which is highly efficient in its use.

With the above recited and other objects in view, the invention residesin the novel construction set forth in the following specification,particularly pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, it being understood that the right is reserved toembodiments other than those actually illustrated herein'to the fullextent indicated by the general meaning of the terms in which the claimsare expressed.

In the drawing- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a combined blotter andruler construct-ed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a view illustrating the sections in partially telescoped,relation.

Referring to the drawing by characters of reference, the combinedblotter and ruler comprises a center or core 10 of substantially paper,and the blot carded to expose present circular formation in crosssection, which is constructed of a blotting or absorbent mate rial. Aplurality of outer cylindrical sections 11 and 12 are telescopicallyassociated with each other and the corelO to make up a complete article.Inv use the device is adapted to be employed as a ruler for pen and inklines in which instance the periphery of the outermost sectionconstitutes a straight edge. device may loss of-time which ordinarilynecessitates the picking up and application of'ablotter after After theline is ruled, the be rolled over the same to pre vent blotting andsmearing, thuseliminating the ruler is removed; In ordinary writing withpen and ink, the blotter is rolled over the writing thus minimizing. thepossibility of smearing or otherwise obliterating the 7 As the outermostsections become filled with ink to such an extent as to hinder same.

their proper functioning, they aresuccessively removed and discarded toexpose ant prevent a clean blotting face. plicity ofthe construction andcheapness with which the same may be produced is thought to be obvious,and this combined with the features of utility and advantage over theordinary methods employed go to make The simup an essential and saleablearticle of manu facture.

I claim:

1. As a new articleof manufacture,a com bined blotter and rulerconsisting of aplu rality of telescopic sections of blotting material.vv v I 2. As a new article of manufacture, a'combined blotter and rulerconsisting of a plurality of cylindrical telescopic sections of blottingmateria 3. As a new article of manufacture, a com- I bined rulerand'blotterconsisting of a plurality of telescopically associatedsections of blotting material, the outermost sections of which aresuccessively removed and disa clean blot ting surface.

4:. As a new article of manufacture a combined ruler and blotterconsisting of a plus rality of telescopically associated cylindricalsections of blotting material, the outermost sections of which aresuccessively removed and discardedto expose and present a clean blottingsurface.

5. As a neW article of manufacture, a com bined ruler and blotterconsisting of an elongated core of circular formation constructed ofblotting material and a plurality of telescopically associated elongatedcylindrical sections of blotting material fitted over said core andadapted to be successively removed and discarded when filled with inkwhereby to expose and present a clean blotting surface.

ALBERTO AZCONA.

I Witnesses: i v

' LE0 J. TREFREN,

Bnssna BROAD.

